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回 huí variant of 迴|回[hui2]
Results beginning with 回
回复 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4]
回答 huí dá to reply / to answer / reply / answer
回来 huí lai to return / to come back
回到 huí dào to return to
回家 huí jiā to return home
回去 huí qu to return / to go back
回忆 huí yì to recall / memories / CL:個|个[ge4]
回应 huí yìng to respond / response
回头 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by
回事 huí shì (old) to report to one's master
回报 huí bào (in) return / reciprocation / payback / retaliation / to report back / to reciprocate
回顾 huí gù to look back / to review
回收 huí shōu to recycle / to reclaim / to retrieve / to recover / to recall (a defective product)
回归 huí guī to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)
回覆 huí fù to reply (by letter, email etc) / reply / answer
回国 huí guó to return to one's home country
回避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc)
回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
回首 huí shǒu to turn around / to look back / (fig.) to recall the past
回味 huí wèi to call to mind and ponder over / aftertaste
回车 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key
回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations)
回想 huí xiǎng to recall / to recollect / to think back
回升 huí shēng to rise again after a fall / to pick up / rally (stock market etc)
回放 huí fàng to replay / to play back
回馈 huí kuì to repay a favor / to give back / feedback
回荡 huí dàng to resound / to reverberate / to echo
回调 huí diào callback (computing)
回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1]
回响 huí xiǎng to echo / to reverberate / to respond / echo / response / reaction
回音 huí yīn echo / reply / turn (ornament in music)
回转 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom
回购 huí gòu buyback / repurchase / to buy back
回眸 huí móu to glance back / to look back / retrospective
回旋 huí xuán to circle / to wheel / to go around
回族 Huí zú Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China
回扣 huí kòu brokerage / a commission paid to a middleman / euphemism for a bribe / a kickback
回程 huí chéng return trip
回路 huí lù to return / circuit (e.g. electric) / loop
回话 huí huà to reply
回声 huí shēng echo
回流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent)
回回 huí huí time and again / every time
回暖 huí nuǎn (of the weather) to warm up again
回访 huí fǎng (pay a) return visit
回廊 huí láng winding corridor / cloister / ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)
回绝 huí jué to rebuff / to refuse / to turn down
回击 huí jī to fight back / to return fire / to counterattack
回京 huí Jīng to return to the capital
回天 huí tiān to reverse a desperate situation
回敬 huí jìng to return a compliment / to give sth in return
回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
回笼 huí lóng to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation
回执 huí zhí receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)
回春 huí chūn return of spring
回民 Huí mín Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)
回礼 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
回教 Huí jiào Islam
回电 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram
回溯 huí sù to recall / to look back upon
回赠 huí zèng to give sb (a gift) in return
回嘴 huí zuǐ to answer back / to retort
回禀 huí bǐng to report back to one's superior
回文 huí wén palindrome
回弹 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
回函 huí hán a reply (in writing)
回潮 huí cháo to become moist again / to revive (usually of sth bad) / resurgence
回返 huí fǎn to return / to go back / to come back
回填 huí tián to backfill
回炉 huí lú to melt down / to remelt (metals) / fig. to acquire new education / to bake again
回波 huí bō echo (e.g. radar) / returning wave
回纥 Huí hé Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2]
回见 huí jiàn See you later!
回采 huí cǎi stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces) / to extract ore / extraction / to pull back
回锅 huí guō to cook again / to rewarm food
回肠 huí cháng ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2])
回绕 huí rào winding
回门 huí mén first return of bride to her parental home
回拜 huí bài to pay a return visit
回测  back testing
回本 huí běn to recoup one's investment
回驳 huí bó to refute
回充 huí chōng to recharge
回冲 huí chōng backwash
回抽 huí chōu to pull back / to withdraw / (finance) (of a stock price etc) to retrace
回单 huí dān receipt
回跌 huí diē to fall back (of water level or share prices)
回堵 huí dǔ (Tw) (of traffic) to be jammed / traffic backup
回怼 huí duǐ (Internet slang) to retaliate verbally / to hit back (at critics)
回奉 huí fèng to return a compliment / to give a return present
回甘 huí gān to have a sweet aftertaste
回滚 huí gǔn (computing) to roll back / rollback / (sports) (of a ball) to come back (due to backspin or sloping ground)
回航 huí háng to return to port
回耗 huí hào to write back / to send a reply
回鹘 Huí hú Huihu, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2]
回护 huí hù to stick up for a wrongdoer
回还 huí huán to return
回回 Huí hui (old) the Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / a Hui person
回记 huí jì write-back (accounting)
回交 huí jiāo backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)
回空 huí kōng to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)
回口 huí kǒu to answer back
回款 huí kuǎn payment of money owing
回禄 huí lù traditional Fire God / destruction by fire
回銮 huí luán return of the emperor
回描 huí miáo flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube) / retrace
回目 huí mù chapter title (in a novel)
回请 huí qǐng to return an invitation
回圈 huí quān (Tw) (computing) loop
回扫 huí sǎo see 回描[hui2 miao2]
回视 huí shì regression (psychology)
回数 huí shù number of times (sth happens) / number of chapters in a classical novel / (math.) palindromic number
回甜 huí tián to have a sweet aftertaste
回条 huí tiáo receipt / note acknowledging receipt
回帖 huí tiě to reply to an invitation / (Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic
回吐 huí tǔ to regurgitate / (fig.) (of a stock market) to give up (gains)
回推 huí tuī back-casting
回退 huí tuì to revert (computing) / to return (a package or letter) to the sender
回望 huí wàng to return sb's gaze / to meet sb's eyes / to look back (to one's rear) / (fig.) to look back at (the past) / to reflect on
回血 huí xuè (medicine) (of blood) to flow back into the IV tube / (gaming) to restore health points / (fig.) to recover (to some extent)
回移 huí yí return migration
回佣 huí yòng commission / sales
回游 huí yóu variant of 洄游[hui2 you2]
回折 huí zhé diffraction (physics)
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回忆录 huí yì lù memoir
回收站 huí shōu zhàn recycling center / waste materials collection depot / (computing) recycle bin
回老家 huí lǎo jiā to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
回车键 huí chē jiàn (computing) enter key / return key (on a keyboard)
回良玉 Huí Liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
回头客 huí tóu kè repeat customer
回马枪 huí mǎ qiāng sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
回锅肉 huí guō ròu twice-cooked pork
回归线 huí guī xiàn tropic / one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
回形针 huí xíng zhēn paper clip
回铃音 huí líng yīn ringback tone
回答率  response rate
回籍假  home leave
回转器  clinostat
回购价  buyback price
回车符 huí chē fú (computing) "carriage return" character (ASCII code 13)
回单儿 huí dān r erhua variant of 回單|回单[hui2 dan1]
回访者 huí fǎng zhě returning visitor
回返区 huí fǎn qū area of return
回光镜 huí guāng jìng concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)
回归年 huí guī nián the solar year / the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes
回归区 huí guī qū area of return
回归热 huí guī rè recurring fever
回锅油 huí guō yóu reused cooking oil
回顾展 huí gù zhǎn retrospective (exhibition)
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返回 fǎn huí to return to / to come (or go) back
收回 shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke
来回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly
找回 zhǎo huí to retrieve
带回 dài huí to bring back
轮回 lún huí to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL:個|个[ge4]
挽回 wǎn huí to retrieve / to redeem
退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back
巡回 xún huí to go around / to roam / to tour
召回 zhào huí to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
取回 qǔ huí to retrieve
重回 chóng huí to return
夺回 duó huí to take back (forcibly) / to recapture / to win back
驳回 bó huí to reject / to turn down / to overrule
转回 zhuǎn huí to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music)
下回 xià huí next chapter / next time
追回 zhuī huí to recover (sth lost or stolen) / to get back
撤回 chè huí to recall / to revoke / to retract
赎回 shú huí to redeem
迂回 yū huí roundabout route / circuitous / tortuous / to outflank / indirect / roundabout
买回 mǎi huí to buy back / to redeem / repurchase
传回 chuán huí to send back
发回 fā huí to send back / to return
扳回 bān huí to pull back / to regain (one's dignity etc) / to recover from (an adverse situation) / to turn the tables
折回 zhé huí to turn back / to retrace one's steps
弹回 tán huí to rebound
旋回 xuán huí to cycle
变回 biàn huí to revert / to change back into
补回 bǔ huí to make up for / to compensate
穿回 chuān huí to put on (clothes) / to put (clothes) back on
递回 dì huí see 遞歸|递归[di4 gui1]
汇回 huì huí to remit home
角回 jiǎo huí angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
隆回 Lóng huí Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
脑回 nǎo huí gyrus (neuroanatomy)
裴回 péi huí see 徘徊[pai2 huai2]
驱回 qū huí refoul (v)
上回 shàng huí last time / the previous time
闪回 shǎn huí flashback / to flash back
释回 shì huí to release from custody
头回 tóu huí for the first time / on the previous occasion / last time (something occurred)
翔回 xiáng huí to circle (in the sky)
颜回 Yán Huí Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊[Yan2 Yuan1]
萦回 yíng huí to linger / to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)
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一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
头一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time
两回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters
可回收 kě huí shōu recyclable
旋回层  cyclothem
吃回扣 chī huí kòu to receive a kickback / to draw a commission
磁回路 cí huí lù magnetic loop
打来回 dǎ lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey
当回事 dàng huí shì to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously
返回式 fǎn huí shì atmospheric
海马回 hǎi mǎ huí hippocampus
扣带回 kòu dài huí cingulum (anatomy)
隆回县 Lóng huí xiàn Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
逆回音 nì huí yīn inverted turn (ornament in music)
去回票 qù huí piào round-trip ticket (Tw)
寻回犬 xún huí quǎn retriever
油回收 yóu huí shōu oil recovery
赚回来 zhuàn huí lai to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
总回报 zǒng huí bào total return / aggregate profit
走来回 zǒu lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey
怎么回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about?
投资回报 tóu zī huí bào investment return
起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery
巡回演出 xún huí yǎn chū (theater etc) to tour / to be on tour / to give itinerant performances
有去无回 yǒu qù wú huí gone forever (idiom)
妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
多哈回合 Duō hā huí hé Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)
章回小说 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
百折不回 bǎi zhé bù huí see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]
荡气回肠 dàng qì huí cháng heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving
峰回路转 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn
浪子回头 làng zǐ huí tóu the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles
相应回应  matching response
发回重审  remand (v.)
巡回小组  roving team
巡回法院  circuit court
杂散回声  strays
巡回喷洒  spraying round
返回岗位  return to duty
自发回归  spontaneous return
自愿回归  voluntary return / voluntary repatriation
自愿回返  voluntary return / voluntary repatriation
交回规定  surrender requirement
绝对回避  peremptory challenge
败子回头 bài zǐ huí tóu return of the prodigal son
扳回一城 bān huí yī chéng to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
北回归线 Běi huí guī xiàn Tropic of Cancer
驳回诉讼 bó huí sù sòng dismissal
不可挽回 bù kě wǎn huí irreversible
成本回收 chéng běn huí shōu cost recovery
打道回府 dǎ dào huí fǔ to go home (in a ceremonial procession) / to return home
当回事儿 dàng huí shì r erhua variant of 當回事|当回事[dang4 hui2 shi4]
东京回合 dōng jīng huí hé Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations / Tokyo Round
返回权利 fǎn huí quán lì return right
费用回收 fèi yòng huí shōu cost recovery
购回协定 gòu huí xié dìng repurchase agreements
话说回来 huà shuō huí lai (but) then again / (but) on the other hand
鹄候回音 hú hòu huí yīn to respectfully await sb's reply (idiom)
获利回吐 huò lì huí tǔ (finance) profit-taking
即决驳回 jí jué bó huí summary dismissal
激流回旋 jī liú huí xuán canoe slalom
集体回忆 jí tǐ huí yì collective
来回来去 lái huí lái qù repeatedly / back and forth again and again
买回协议 mǎi huí xié yì repurchase agreements
南回归线 Nán huí guī xiàn Tropic of Capricorn
能源回收 néng yuán huí shōu energy recovery
千年回合 qiān nián huí hé Millennium Round
请您回复 qǐng nín huí fù repondez s'il vous plait / R.S.V.P. / please reply
人才回流 rén cái huí liú brain gain
睡回笼觉 shuì huí lóng jiào to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning) / to sleep in
梯度回波 tī dù huí bō gradient echo
卫星回路 wèi xīng huí lù satellite loop
无可挽回 wú kě wǎn huí irrevocable / the die is cast
线性回归 xiàn xìng huí guī linear regression (statistics)
巡回大使 xún huí dà shǐ Ambassador at large
巡回法庭 xún huí fǎ tíng circuit court
巡回视察 xún huí shì chá circuits
一去不回 yī qù bù huí gone forever
迂回奔袭 yū huí bēn xí to attack from an unexpected direction
追回资产 zhuī huí zī chǎn asset recovery
资产回收 zī chǎn huí shōu asset recovery
资源回收 zī yuán huí shōu resource recovery
走回头路 zǒu huí tóu lù to turn back / to backtrack / (fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
租金回收 zū jīn huí shōu rent capture
投资回报率 tóu zī huí bào lu:4 return on investment (ROI)
威尔逊旋回  Wilson cycle / ocean cycle
提前回籍假  advance home leave
累计回复制  Cumulative Recovery System
硫回收车间  sulphur recovery plant
强制性回收  compulsory return
离子回旋波  ion-cyclotron waves
电子回旋波  electron-cyclotron wave
浮油回收船  oil collection vessel
有组织回归  organized return
动议的撤回  withdrawal of motions
不驱回原则  non-expulsion principle / principle of non-refoulement
自愿回归者  voluntary returnee
自发回归者  spontaneous returnee
不当一回事 bù dàng yī huí shì not regard as a matter (of any importance)
瀍河回族区 Chán hé Huí zú qū Chanhe Hui autonomous district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 / in Henan province 河南
磁通回流铁 cí tòng huí liú tiě return iron
高回报目标 gāo huí bào mù biāo high payoff target
管城回族区 Guǎn chéng Huí zú Qū Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
股本回报率 gǔ běn huí bào lu:4 return on equity (ROE)
国际回收局 guó jì huí shōu jú Bureau of International Recycling
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